The full moon shines over Los Angeles, California, on January 31, 2018.
Many parts of the globe may catch a glimpse on January 31 of a giant crimson moon, thanks to a rare lunar trifecta that combines a blue moon, a super moon and a total eclipse. The spectacle, which NASA has coined a "super blue blood moon." The celestial show is the result of the sun, Earth, and Moon lining up perfectly for a lunar eclipse just as the Moon is near its closest orbit point to Earth, making it appear "super" large.
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Al Griffith Observatory di Los Angeles

Telescopes are used for a closer view as people attend the lunar eclipse celebration at Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, California in the early hours of January 31, 2018, to witness the Super Blue Blood Moon, an event not seen since 1866 when three fairly common lunar happenings occur at the same time.
Stargazers across large swathes of the globe -- from the streets of Los Angeles to the slopes of a smouldering Philippine volcano -- had the chance to witness a rare "super blue blood Moon" Wednesday, when Earth's shadow bathed our satellite in a coppery hue.The celestial show is the result of the Sun, Earth, and Moon lining up perfectly for a lunar eclipse just as the Moon is near its closest orbit point to Earth, making it appear "super" large.
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Jakarta

TOPSHOT - The moon is seen during the "super blue blood moon" in Jakarta on January 31, 2018.
Skywatchers were hoping for a rare lunar eclipse that combines three unusual events -- a blue moon, a super moon and a total eclipse -- which was to make for a large crimson moon viewable in many corners of the globe. / AFP PHOTO / BAY ISMOYO

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Beijing

TOPSHOT - The moon is seen during a lunar eclipse, referred to as the "super blue blood moon", in Beijing on January 31, 2018.
Skywatchers were hoping for a rare lunar eclipse that combines three unusual events -- a blue moon, a super moon and a total eclipse -- which was to make for a large crimson moon viewable in many corners of the globe. / AFP PHOTO / NICOLAS ASFOURI

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Singapore

The moon is seen past tree branches during a lunar eclipse referred to as the "super blue blood moon", in Singapore on January 31, 2018.
Skywatchers were hoping for a rare lunar eclipse that combines three unusual events -- a blue moon, a super moon and a total eclipse -- which was to make for a large crimson moon viewable in many corners of the globe.
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Kumal, 150 km da Mandalay City

The moon is seen during a lunar eclipse, referred to as the "super blue blood moon", in Kumal, some 105 kms away from Mandalay City on January 31, 2018.
Skywatchers were hoping for a rare lunar eclipse that combines three unusual events -- a blue moon, a super moon and a total eclipse -- which was to make for a large crimson moon viewable in many corners of the globe. / AFP PHOTO / YE AUNG THU

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Surabaya

The moon is seen during a lunar eclipse, referred to as the "super blue blood moon", in Surabaya on January 31, 2018.
Skywatchers were hoping for a rare lunar eclipse that combines three unusual events -- a blue moon, a super moon and a total eclipse -- which was to make for a large crimson moon viewable in many corners of the globe. / AFP PHOTO / JUNI KRISWANTO

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Chennai

The moon is seen during a lunar eclipse referred to as the "super blue blood moon", in on January 31, 2018.
Skywatchers were hoping for a rare lunar eclipse that combines three unusual events -- a blue moon, a super moon and a total eclipse -- which was to make for a large crimson moon viewable in many corners of the globe. / AFP PHOTO / Arun SANKAR